About
March 16, 2021 2025-08-13 11:27About

We Are One of The Largest, Most Diverse School Chain in Gujarat

The Founder
Shri Kamal Mangal Ji
Anand Niketan Group Of Schools
My journey started when I saw the plight of my own children and went to visit some of the most philosophically sound schools in the country – Dakshinamurti (Bhavnagar), Rishi Valley (Andhra Pradesh), Shanti Niketan(Kolkata) and, Ashram school (Pondicherry). Learning from these schools helped me develop a child-centric and happiness filled philosophy for schooling. This was how the name Anand Niketan which means a “Home for Happiness” was derived.
First and foremost, our aim was that students coming to this school were happy in every part of their lives. This happiness did not come from doing easy and simple tasks but from engaging with challenging problems even as the support they received from the teachers made it a joyful and interesting journey. Increasing amounts of research and data today show that environments that are psychologically safe and joyful lead to the most amount of learning and improvement.
The Persona
He can rightly be called “a man with a vision”. His vision has made him the man he is today – a pioneer in the education world. His journey, from a regular business man, to the scion of a chain of schools, has many interesting stories to tell.
His aim and vision, as he always reiterates, was and is to “return childhood to children” and today all Anand Niketan schools share the same vision. This endeavor of his was initiated in 1996, with just 20 children, to create a socially acceptable environment where all students, teachers and parents develop their potential to the maximum.
The mission statement of each school under his able leadership is – “To nurture students like seeds, with joy, instilling proficiency into them, through activity and honing of their skills, thus helping them grow into a complete tree.”
He and his schools strongly advocate the creation of an environment where joy of work and co-operation are the key motivating factors and where the role of adults, as teachers or as parents is to nurture the inherent values and qualities present in each child, rather than suppress them in the name of education or development.
Possessing an extremely progressive and fearless attitude, he is always ready to join hands with people sharing the same beliefs and is always enthusiastic to venture towards new horizons for the benefit of children-his primary stakeholders.

Trustee
Shri Vivek Patel Ji
Anand Niketan Group of Schools
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